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Section 3

Configuration

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WR850

Field Description

DHCP Ending IP

Address:

(ADVANCED)

Sets the end of the IP address range that the DHCP server will lease

to clients. By factory default this is set to offer the maximum number

of concurrent IP address leases (253).

NOTE: This field is ignored if the DHCP Server (above) is Disabled.

FACTORY DEFAULT:

192.168.10.254

DHCP Lease

Time:

(ADVANCED)

Sets the length of time (in seconds) that DHCP leases will be valid.

By factory default, this is set at 86,400 seconds, or 24 hours.

NOTE: This field is ignored if the DHCP Server (above) is Disabled.

FACTORY DEFAULT:

86400

Active DHCP

Leases:

(DISPLAY ONLY)

Shows a list of the active DHCP leases since the last reboot. For

each active lease, the client’s host name, MAC address, IP address,

and remaining lease duration are shown.

Options related to:

OPTIMIZING LOCAL AREA NETWORK ROUTING

Field Description

Spanning Tree

Protocol:

(ADVANCED)

Enables use of the Ethernet 802.1d Spanning Tree Protocol, which

eliminates bridging loops across the LAN connections.

Selecting

Enabled engages the Spanning Tree Protocol.

Selecting

Disabled disengages the Spanning Tree Protocol.

NOTE: This setting is only used if Operation Mode on the BASIC Page

is set to Router.

FACTORY DEFAULT:

Enabled

Static Routes:

(ADVANCED)

Sets static routes to up to five specific clients on your local network.
For each route, a Destination IP Address, Subnet Mask, and

Gateway must be entered, along with the number of intermediate

routers (or “Metric”) between this router and the client.

NOTE: These settings are only used if Operation Mode on the BASIC

Page is set to Router.

FACTORY DEFAULT:

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